And On The Other Hand

And On The Other Hand

Book Reviews

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes

“As soon as A observes something which seems to him to be wrong, from which…

All the Way to Berlin by James Megellas

James Megellas was the most decorated officer in the 82nd Airborne division in World War…

Why Air Forces Fail, edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris

An excellent little book which reviews why various military air forces have failed since WWI….

Churchill and the Dardalnelles

On a recent voyage, I had a discussion with some Brits about their history history. …

The Age of Battles by Russell Weigley

Victor Davis Hanson in his The Father of Us All; War & History, Ancient &…

A Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger by Albrecht Wacker

From July 1942 until the end of the war, Sepp Allerberger was a sniper fighting…

The House of the Dead; Siberian Exile Under the Tsars by Daniel Beer

Siberia after it was conquered by the Russian Empire, was consider a land of huge…

The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945 by Nicholas Stargardt

There certainly is no shortage of World War II histories, most of which cover the…

Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History by Alan T. Nolan

If there is one consistent image that has come out of the Civil War, it…

Never Give an Inch, Fighting for the America I Love by Mike Pompeo

I will say this for Mike Pompeo; he does not give an inch.  His book…